North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
North Northumberland is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is represented by David Smith of the Labour Party since 2024. Between 1832 and 1885 (then formally the Northern Division of Northumberland) , it was represented by two Members of Parliament, elected by the bloc vote system.
North Northumberland | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Electorate | 72,541 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Berwick-upon-Tweed, Morpeth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | David Smith (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
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1832–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Northumberland |
Replaced by | Berwick-upon-Tweed Hexham Wansbeck |
The area was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 by the splitting of Northumberland constituency into Northern and Southern divisions.
It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when Northumberland was divided into four single member divisions: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[2] It comprises the former constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with the town of Morpeth, transferred from the former Wansbeck seat.
Boundaries
edit1832–1885: The Wards of Bamborough, Coquetdale, Glendale and Morpeth, and the Berwick Bounds.[3][4]
1885: the constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
2024: the constituency was re-established by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
2024–present: The County of Northumberland electoral divisions (as they existed on 1 December 2020) of Alnwick, Amble, Amble West with Warkworth, Bamburgh, Berwick East, Berwick North, Berwick West with Ord, Druridge Bay, Longhoughton, Lynemouth, Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North, Morpeth Stobhill, Norham and Islandshires, Pegswood, Rothbury, Shilbottle and Wooler.[5]
Members of Parliament
editMPs 1832–1885
editConstituency created (1832)
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1832 | Viscount Howick | Whig[6][7] | Lord Ossulston | Conservative[6] | ||
1841 | Addison Cresswell | Conservative[6] | ||||
1847 | Sir George Grey, Bt | Whig[8][9][10][11] | ||||
1852 | Lord Lovaine | Conservative | ||||
1859 | Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1865 | Lord Henry Percy | Conservative | ||||
1868 | Earl Percy | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley[12] | Conservative | ||
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |
MPs since 2024
editBerwick-upon-Tweed prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | David Smith | Labour |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Smith | 17,855 | 36.6 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 12,788 | 26.2 | −29.7 | |
Reform UK | Katherine Hales | 7,688 | 15.7 | +14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Natalie Younes | 5,169 | 10.6 | −5.5 | |
Independent | Georgina Hill | 3,220 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Green | Jan Rosen | 1,743 | 3.6 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Michael Joyce | 288 | 0.6 | N/A | |
SDP | Andrew Martin | 92 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,067 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 48,843 | 65.9 | |||
Labour gain from | Swing | +21.6 |
Election results 1832–1885
editElections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,322 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,367 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Grey was appointed as Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,786 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,216 | 34.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Addison Cresswell | 1,163 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry Grey | 1,101 | 31.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 62 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,188 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,756 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Grey | 1,366 | 35.5 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,247 | 32.4 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,237 | 32.1 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 119 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,608 (est) | 86.1 (est) | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,030 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,414 | 34.9 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,335 | 33.0 | +0.6 | |
Whig | George Grey | 1,300 | 32.1 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 35 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,675 (est) | 86.0 (est) | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,109 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,612 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,480 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed Treasurer of the Household, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Percy | 2,163 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | 2,001 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Clay[15] | 1,509 | 26.6 | New | |
Majority | 492 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,591 (est) | 82.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,376 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. p. 309. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832, Northumberland".
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 239. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 100. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Creighton, Mandell (1890). . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Crosby's Parliamentary Record of Elections in Great Britain and Ireland. Leeds: George Crosby. 1847. p. 122. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Age". Melbourne, Victoria. 13 September 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "The Excluded Whigs". Leeds Intelligencer. 22 January 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt, from 1877.
- ^ "North Northumberland - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "North Northumberland Election". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 7 April 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
editExternal links
edit- North Northumberland UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK